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Disaster Risk Reduction: Government to Governance
Description
The impact of disasters, especially that of large-scale events, on human and economic development is on the rise. The world population and economic activities have significantly increased in areas prone to natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and cyclones. Reducing disaster risk is an issue of great complexity, requiring multi-sector and multi-stakeholder cooperation and collaboration.
Governments may have the primary responsibility to protect their people and socio-economic development, but governments alone cannot achieve resilience of nations and communities to disasters. Rather, communities, the private sector, civil-society organizations and individuals must work together with multiple levels of government, for overall greater governance of risk and its reduction.
The side event will contribute to the consultation process on a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2), particularly for increased investment in capacity building, and increased respect for both scientific knowledge and governance principles.
The side event has two topics. The first is to exchange, discuss and debate the role of governments and governance in disaster risk reduction from various political, social and economic perspectives among scientists and government officials. The second is to discuss and provide key recommendations on governance for the HFA2. The outcomes are share information and knowledge on governments and governance, and identificate of the key elements and areas for enhancing the government role and governance principles, and identify elements for HFA2.
Presentations
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Governance for Disaster Risk Reduction (34.94 kB)
Speaker: Saber Chowdhury
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The decisive importance of Governments’ Governance: 5 key aspects (205.92 kB)
Speaker: Marco Ferrari
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The Development of Comprehensive Disaster Reduction Work in China (688.00 kB)
Speaker: Dr. LAI Hongzhou, Director of Disaster Reduction Division, Department of Disaster Relief, Ministry of Civil Affairs, P. R. China
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From Disaster Management to integrative risk management The paradigm shift in DRR (1.21 MB)
Speaker: Peijun Shi
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From Disaster Management to integrative risk management: The paradigm shift in DRR (385.21 kB)
Speaker: Walter J. Ammann
